A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 135 Good News Rumor Lu Xiangsheng (Part [-]. Part [-])
After an unknown amount of time, guard Li Yi'an came out with him and called Wang Dou into the back hall.

Wang Dou went in with him, and as soon as he arrived at the study, he saw Wen Shiyan and Wang Xiaowei, the commanders, coming out. The two were full of joy. When they saw Wang Dou, Wang Xiaowei smiled and nodded. Wen Shiyan just glanced at him and walked away.

Wang Dou looked at the backs of the two for a while, and under the urging of his entourage, he entered the study, and saw Li Yi'an, the guard, and Xu Zucheng, the integrity officer, sitting.

Seeing Wang Dou, Li Yi'an waved with a smile: "Wang Dou, come here."

Wang Dou stepped forward to salute, Li Yi'an pointed to an empty chair on the right: "Wang Dou, sit down."

Wang Dou sat down after saluting, and saw Xu Zucheng sitting on the left side of Li Yi'an's lower head, keeping his head down thinking about something, with joy and anger on his face, in short, it was very complicated.

Li Yi'an sat on the first soft couch, with a satin and brocade quilt covering his waist and legs, coughing lightly from time to time, and said gently: "Wang Dou, the officers and soldiers of the state city have made great achievements this time. We have discussed that if the reward from the Ministry of War comes down, Mr. Xu may be transferred to the Acropolis, and after two years, he will take over from me..."

Xu Zucheng interjected: "Mr. De, you are still healthy, what are you talking about taking over?"

Li Yi'an said: "Zhongxuan, I know my own affairs, I'm afraid it's not been a few years."

Xu Zucheng burst into tears: "Mr. De, don't say that..."

Li Yi'an waved his hand and said, "Zhongxuan, listen to me."

He continued to say to Wang Dou: "After the reward from the Ministry of War, I predict that you can be promoted to two ranks, and then you will be the official rank of commanding acquaintance. Master Xu strongly recommends you to be the moral commander of the state city. I and several adults Discuss, and I think you are very suitable."

Wang Dou hurriedly thanked him, Li Yi'an kindly asked Wang Dou to stand up, and then he showed a troubled expression on his face: "But there is something I want to tell you."

He glanced at Xu Zucheng, Xu Zucheng understood, he coughed, and said: "Wang Dou, it's like this, this time our state city officers and soldiers beheaded 280 levels, but we are one of the security guards of Baoan Prefecture, it is impossible for our Baoan Prefecture to monopolize the credit. But the Sergeant of the Acropolis City does not have a single head, does it? This is not good to hear. Therefore, in terms of the allocation of heads, we negotiated the result, that is, the state city will keep 120 levels, and the remaining 160 levels will be assigned to the guards. Distribute according to the discretion of the adults."

Wang Dou was taken aback and was speechless for a while, he didn't expect to be beheaded at level 280, and so much right and wrong would come out.

Seeing that Wang Dou was silent, Xu Zucheng thought that Wang Dou was unwilling, and he said earnestly: "Wang Dou, we made this decision for your own good. Think about it, you are only 24 years old this year. If you make a lot of contributions and get promoted too quickly, I'm afraid It's not a good thing. Don't worry, we will protect the integrity position of Baoanzhou City for you."

Wang Dou asked, and among the 120 heads in Zhoucheng, 500 were counted to him.According to the military merit system of the Ming Dynasty, the leading officers, who have three or [-] generals and thousands of commanders, and their subordinates captured ten slaves and thieves, and they were promoted to one level, and each additional ten was awarded one level.Up to three levels in total, the second level is actually awarded, the first level is acting, and silver rewards are awarded.

That is to say, as long as Wang Dou gets [-] or [-] heads, he can go up two to three levels in a row. Considering that Wang Dou has [-] heads, this achievement is already very dazzling.

According to what Xu Zucheng said, even if Wang Dou is young and inexperienced, he can at least give the commander of the security and guards the command of the eighty heads of great merit. And the commander of the Daming Guard, which one is not over 40 years old?At that time, Wang Dou will be rewarded, a 24-year-old commander and acquaintance, I am afraid that he will be the only one in the entire Xuanfu Town East Road, and he is still suspected of being too big.

Li Yi'an sighed: "Although the Acropolis has a level 160 head, but this time the slaves invaded the bandits, I have not heard that the generals on the East Road have gained anything. Only our Baoan Prefecture Guard has gained so much, and other military fort guards will What do you think? I’m afraid we can only leave 61 heads in the Acropolis, and the remaining [-] heads will be snatched by guerrillas and generals from the East.”

Xu Zucheng was angry: "Those Qiu Ba, dare not kill thieves themselves, but they are good at taking credit from others."

Not to mention Xu Zucheng's indignation, Li Yi'an's words were like a ray of light, but it opened another door in Wang Dou's mind, allowing him to look out of Bao'an State Guard and look at the wider world.Daming is very big, there is not only one place for security guards.

Moreover, judging from the words of Li Yi'an, Xu Zucheng and others, I am afraid that after the fierce battle, they have already compromised and cooperated with each other. If you cooperate, then the seat in Baoanzhou City will be yours.

After all, they don't look too ugly when they eat, and let themselves eat some meat.

Wang Dou made a decisive decision, he thanked and said: "Master Garrison and Lord Morality have a strong heart, the subordinates are only grateful and amazed, how can there be any objections?"

He sighed: "It's just that this time when the slaves invaded, we killed the enemy brutally in Shun Township Fort. Many soldiers and civilians have no family left. They can only hope to win some military exploits in exchange for rewards and comfort. All the forts were destroyed, and the entire fort had to be supported. The subordinates are also intentional or unintentional, anxious all day long."

Speaking of this, he shed tears.

Guard Li Yi'an saw that Wang Dou was so knowledgeable, nodded repeatedly, and sighed: "The soldiers of Shunbao made great contributions to the country. The city is difficult, but the old man decided to allocate a thousand shi of rice grain to comfort the casualties in Shunbao. There are also some lost equipment, and I will continue to replenish them."

He said to Xu Zucheng: "Zhongxuan, I know you are in a difficult situation, but Lord Wang is quite difficult, you Shangguan, you should also set aside five hundred shi of rice grain."

Xu Zucheng said: "It should be. Don't worry, Mr. De. After the subordinates go back, they will immediately allocate rice and grain for Shunbao."

……

After Xu Zucheng and Wang Dou left, a sturdy figure walked into the study.

Guard Li Yi'an closed his eyes for a while on the brocade couch, he opened his eyes and said, "My son, what do you think of Wang Dou?"

Li Shouqin said: "Although this person is young, he is not a simple person."

Li Yi'an shook his head slightly. He got up from the brocade couch. Li Shouqin hurriedly stepped forward to help him. Li Yi'an tremblingly walked a few steps in the study. Judging the situation, you should be respectful on the outside and arrogant on the inside, unruly and unruly, you can't be coerced, you can only win over with kindness, you should have more contacts with him, and don't be stingy with money."

Li Shouqin said: "My boy, remember, but there is one thing I don't know. There are only three hundred soldiers in Shun Township. How did he win so many?"

Li Yi'an said: "The first level must be real."

He pondered and said: "I heard that Wang Dou is training his army in Shunxiang Fort, maybe you can go and see it when you have time."

Li Shouqin nodded, and said again: "Father, Wen Shiyan and Wang Xiaowei are ignoring you less and less. Is this also the reason why father helped Xu Zucheng into the Acropolis?"

Li Yi'an snorted: "Wen Shiyan and Wang Xiaowei are two idiots... It's a pity that they are getting more and more wings, and they don't have much time to be fathers."

He said: "Xu Zucheng's foundation in the Acropolis is still shallow. If he wants to secure his position in the future, he can only win over you, so that your life will be easier. It is better for Zhoucheng to be controlled by Wang Dou than to fall into the hands of Wen Shiyan and Wang Xiaowei."

He said: "I only sigh that my father's time is not long, and I can only arrange you like this."

Li Shouqin burst into tears, hugged Li Yian's leg and choked up: "Father..."

Li Yi'an stroked Li Yi'an's head, with a loving look in his eyes: "My son won't cry."

He murmured: "I've always felt guilty towards your mother. After decades, I can finally go down to accompany her."

His eyes turned to the east: "The victory report will arrive in Lucheng tomorrow. After hearing the report, Mr. Bing Bei Ji will be very happy."

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On the afternoon of July 25th in the ninth year of Chongzhen, due to the great victory of Wei in Baoan Prefecture, a total of 280 first-level slaves were beheaded. Pegasus reported victory to Huailai Bingji Shiwei.

The good news is from Baoanzhou City to Acropolis, then to Yongning City, and then to Huailai City. Although it is closer to Huailai City than to Yongning City directly from Baoan City, the six guards including Baoan City under the jurisdiction of the Donglu General, This victory-reporting procedure cannot be reversed, otherwise the consequences will be serious.

On July 26, the ninth year of Chongzhen, Huailai City.

Looking at the good news from the security guard in his hand, Ji Shiwei, the soldier of Huailong, tugged on his three-strand long beard, and was too surprised to speak. He was also worried that his subordinates lied and pretended to be military, or killed good men and pretended to be meritorious.

But in his heart, Ji Shiwei was very much looking forward to the truth of what this good news said, beheading 280 levels, what a military achievement this is!
According to the meritorious crimes of the Ming Dynasty's defense of the frontier, every member of the army guarding the Kedao should be investigated if Qing soldiers or Mongolian soldiers entered the country, and more than [-] men and women were killed and captured, and more than [-] livestock. Punishment, who knows how many people and livestock were robbed in the forts on the East Road under his rule this time when the Qing soldiers invaded the bandits?
Seven years after Chongzhen, Jin entered the bandits, and the scene of the emperor's fury is still vivid. How many heads were lost at that time, and how many officials were dismissed?Even the governors of the three towns were changed. At that time, it was only because of a good news from the security guard that he was saved from losing his official post and becoming a prisoner.

Although the Qing soldiers retreated a few days ago, Ji Shiwei was worried about how to get through the war after the war. He did not expect that the good news of security and security came just in time.

Beside Ji Shiwei, Feng Shilei, the general judge of Baoding Mansion, stood.Mao Bin, the guerrilla general of the East Road, and Huang Changyi, the Huailai garrison, stood beside the two of them.

Ji Shiwei pondered for a long time, and said to Feng Shilei beside him, "Master Feng, do you think this good news is true?"

Looking at the Jiewen, Feng Shilei was also very surprised. He said: "Two years ago, the security guard sent a Jiewen, saying that he beheaded ten slaves. It was verified at the time, but this beheading is 280 grades... "

He shook his head: "Why don't you call Yongning's officers and security guards for questioning."

Ji Shiwei gritted his teeth: "The matter is of great importance, and I have to personally go to the security guard for inspection."

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On July 29, the ninth year of Chongzhen, due to the beheading of Huailongdao East Road in Xuanfu Town, Ji Shiwei, the military officer of Huailai, flew a horse to report the victory to Chen Xinjia, the governor of the town.

(End of this chapter)